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FRIBOURG

! B4 ⌂ 33 km (20 miles) SW of Bern n 1 Place Jean-
Tinguely; www.fribourgtourism.ch
With steep cobbled streets, immaculately preserved
Gothic houses and numerous fountains, Fribourg
(known as Freiburg in German) is one of the most
attractive towns in Switzerland.

Set on a rocky peninsula within a bend of the River Sarine (the
Saane in German), Fribourg was founded in 1157 by Berthold IV
of Zähringen, and joined the Swiss Confederation in 1481.
Despite the Reformation, Fribourg remained Catholic, and
a Catholic university was founded here in 1889. The town’s
historic core has plenty to interest visitors. Just north of the
Gothic Cathédrale St-Nicolas is the Éspace Jean Tinguely–Niki
de Saint-Phalle, a vast gallery with works by Fribourg-born Jean
Tinguely and his wife, Niki de Saint-Phalle. Next to it, set in a
restored granary, is the Gutenberg Museum, showcasing the
history of printing. South of the cathe dral is the short Rue d’Or, The city’s 1899 funicular,
worth a quick visit for its row of Gothic houses. The penin sula one of the last in Europe
is connected to the river’s south bank by the Pont de to run on waste water
Berne, which leads to the Place des Forgerons,
with a pretty Renaissance fountain The Franciscan Église
and vestiges of the old des Cordeliers, with
town fortifications. The Musée d’Art art and carvings
et d’Histoire dating from the
13th century onwards

Tilleul de Morat, Éspace Jean
the descendant RUE DE MORAT Tinguely–Niki
of a linden tree Cathédrale de Saint-Phalle
planted to mark St-Nicolas,
a 1476 victory dating from Gutenberg
over Charles 1283–1490 Museum
the Bold at PLACE
Murten (Morat) NOTRE– Basilique
DAME
Notre-
RUE DU PONT–MURE
Dame
RUE DES ÉPOUSES

The elegant GRAND–RUE RUE DU PONT–SUSPENDU RUE DES CHANOINES
Hôtel de Ville
(1522), with a
fountain depict-
ing St George
and the dragon
Illustration
The Baroque Maison de
Ville, designed by Hans showing Fribourg’s
Fasel and built in 1730–31 historic core
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